Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-05
OUT OF TOWN.
NEIGHBORING NEWS IN BRIEF.

OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 5.-Last year has
given Ogden considerable building start,
but this year there will undoubtedly be a
boom. All the indications point that
way at this early date. Among the new
improvements, may be mentioned the
two-story brick blocks to be erected for
Willard Kay and Lomoni erik, on Fifth
street. east of the Salt Lake Brewery
Each of the two structures will have a
frontage of % feet, with depth OF So
feet. They will be plain and unosten-
tacious, but substantial and commodious.
Work will be commenced at as early
date as possible. At present Phil Grill's
meat market is located in one OF the
old buildings to be torn down and sup
planted with something better.
Mr.. Joseph H. Young, the rustling
railroad man, came up from Salt Lake
on Tuesday morning, bound for Boise
City.
The new depot grounds are deserted OF
workmen, the last stone masons having
left for Salt Lake City on Tuesday. But
the suspension OF work is only tempo
rary, and in about ten weeks there will
be an ant-hill activity.on the grounds.
A sudden cold spell has struck us with
agreeable surprise, and the erstwhile
lowdrooping underlips OF the dealers in
the glacial necessity are curling upwards.
Judge c. c. Goodwin, U. S. Commits
sioner in Cache Valley, has been in town
for a few days. He takes great interest
in the suspicious prospects OF the Liberal
party.
Frank King and Dick McCarty had a
good joke perpetrated on them yesterday.
Bright and early, well equipped and pro-
| visioned, they left town for a hunting
trip. But their career was to be "cut short
in righteousness, " for 10 and behold ere
they had proceeded more than few
miles from town they were overtaken by
we minions of the law, who halted them
and brought them back to the city, Frank
being wanted as Il witness in Il certain
case before the Gland Jury. Respectfully,
| but not reluctantly, they turned their
horses heads around to the east and ar
rived here o. X. To-day, however, they
went out again, and the poor Dummies will
suffer all the more when the 'pent-up
Utica" Of their Nimrod ardor is loosened.
Hon. Ranstord Smith and family are
feeling duly proud over the encouraging
progress which Will is making in his
studies at Tale College.
Mrs. T. J. Edgington has gone to Des
Moines, Iowa, to visit her mother. Her
Ogden friends babe her hearty farewell
and happy return.
A few nights ago they had rousing
time at Billy Jones' Hall in South Weber,
about fifty couples enjoying the "mazy."
a few young Mormon yaps tried to
"bust" the fun, but were sat upon
promptly, for "Wales was Wales before
England was born, you see."
ii. II. Trowbridge, OF Eagle Rock, APP
pears on the Chapman House roster.
There will shortly be a big rattle at
McNutt's for horse, buggy and harness.
II. o. Stuart, wel-known Idaho
stockman, has come down from Camas.
"The Rio Grande," a spectacular show
we'll recommended, is placarded for the
10th in the Union Opera House.
This, Wednesday, evening, the Rev.
DIR. Wishard, OF Kentucky, will open a
series of sermons in the Presbyterian
church. The services will begin at I 80
o'clock. Everybody is invited to come
and hear the the gentleman who is an
impressive expounder OF the gospel.
We have added to our list of subscri-
bers for the Semi-Weekly DEMOCRAT,
which is growing in favor all around
Weber county, no less historic and illus
trious name than Joseph Smith. But
his address is not underground, but
above, as much above as Huntsville.
The DEMOCRAT man acknowledges an
invitation to another ball OF the Pleasant
Hours Club. The young gentlemen com
posing this most successful organization
seem evidently determined to keep the
ball rolling.
The Police Court is still fac smile OF
the Valley of the Shadows of Death.
Silence and dullness hangs as leaden pail
over its precincts
Epiphany will be duly observed to-
morrow in the Roman Catholic and Epis.
copal churches.
The campaign for the municipal cleo
ton is going on quietly, and, so TO speak
silently; but let no one think that the
engines of war are not working, though
there is neither putting audible nor smoke
visible. 1t is the empty brrrels that make
most noise.
1t is expected that Clerk Perkins will
retire on the 18th, to be temporarily
succeeded by John q. Tyler.
The Weber Stake OF Zion will shortly
hold the quarterly conference, just in
time to whoop the brethren up into one
ness and obedient to the counsels OF the
priesthood rs whom to vote for at the
February election. No holting will he
allowed.
OGDEN BRIEFS.
Meerschaum Pipes.